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Becoming an Aerospace Anodizing Supplier
Follow strict process to get more business
By W. J. Fullen, Gary M. Kriesch and Earl W. Turns
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Fabrication of aerospace structure requires rigorous standards due to the high cost of rework and the severe consequences of in-flight failure. To become a supplier for aerospace anodize, an approval process which is not readily understood must be followed.
The purpose of this article is to provide clarification of the steps needed to become an approved aerospace anodizer for the most prevalent anodize processes in the aerospace industry: Chromic acid anodizing (CAA); Sulfuric Acid Anodizing (SAA); Thin Film Sulfuric Acid Anodize (TFSAA); Phosphoric Acid Anodizing (PAA); and Boric Acid – Sulfuric Acid Anodizing (BSAA).
Buying parts, not service
The first realization that a prospective anodize supplier needs to understand is that the procurement group of aerospace original equipment manufacturers do not purchase anodize services, they purchase finished parts. Thus a prospective anodize supplier is best served by identifying aerospace part suppliers who either do not have in-house anodize capability, do not have the tanks large enough for a specific part size, or have the anodize process as their production bottleneck.
Aerospace part suppliers need anodize suppliers who are capable of applying primer. Since the anodize structure has a porous morphology, transporting a freshly anodized surface outside of controlled conditions is not a practicality that is ever employed. And, since aerospace primers are typically chromated epoxy primers, suppliers must be knowledgeable of ‑ prepared to comply with ‑ local environmental regulations.
After aligning with an aerospace part supplier, the next step is to contact the aerospace OEM procurement group or focal for the purpose of presenting how this new prospective alliance can add benefit to the OEM supply chain. Typically, OEM's are seeking suppliers of parts that: a) cost less, b) have a quicker "turn time", c) have better quality, and d) no one else can provide.
Be prepared to meet specs
Suppliers seeking opportunities for aerospace anodizing should also be prepared to meet applicable engineering and manufacturing requirements that are often fully described in the OEM's process specifications. Consequently, the candidate anodizer should study the process specifications of interest and take note of all requirements pertaining to: 1) Facilities Control, 2) Manufacturing Control, 3) Maintenance Control, and 4) Test Methods.
The next major realization is that National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program accreditation is a required element to be considered as a candidate for aerospace anodizing. NADCAP is an independent organization comprised of technical experts from prime contractors, suppliers and the government. The NADCAP program gives accreditation for chemical processing, of which anodizing is a part. The Performance Review Institute administers the NADCAP program and has a searchable website that provides details on how to achieve accreditation: pri-network.org/NADCAP/aboutNADCAP/process.htm
Essentially, PRI will schedule an audit and assign an approved auditor. The audit will be conducted per an industry agreed standard method and checklist. When working towards NADCAP accreditation, one of the most important first steps is to perform a thorough self audit per the PRI available checklist. There are many items that are covered, however, the ten most identified Findings typically relate to aspects of:
1) Training, Qualification and Evaluation of Personnel
2) Test and Data Review
3) Test Failure, Replacement, Testing and Retesting
4) Statistical Methods
5) Job Documentation
6) Solution Control
7) Oven Control
8) Thickness Verification
9) Equipment Maintenance
10) Continuous Process Improvement Plan
Work out non-conformity
Identified non-conformity issues will be clearly communicated verbally and by a report. PRI administers the closeout of the non-conformance items and then provides a report of the completed audit package to the chemical processing task group. It is this group that then reviews the report and collectively votes on a candidate supplier's acceptability for approval. The NADCAP process is not easy and does require supplier funding. For this reason, it is re-emphasized that a potential anodize supplier be aligned with an aerospace part supplier and the OEM Procurement group before pursuing a NADCAP approval.
Once NADCAP chemical processing accreditation has been achieved, submit a request through the OEM procurement group/focal for a "Supplier Quality" audit to be performed. If the request is accepted, the procurement focal assigns the audit request to the applicable OEM Division and a supplier quality focal is assigned the task. The supplier can coordinate logistic details with the supplier quality focal directly, such as when the on-site visit will occur. However, any cost related inquiries need to be coordinated with the procurement focal directly.
The on-site visit usually consists of a representative from the OEM supplier quality group and from the OEM engineering group. These on-site visits have a pre-arranged agenda dependent on the specific processes involved. Generally, a process specific checklist is employed and is based on the engineering, facility, and quality requirements specific to the applicable process specifications. The main process specification numbers of most interest at Boeing are:
- BAC5632 - Boric Acid – Sulfuric Acid Anodizing (BSAA)
- BAC5019 - Chromic acid anodizing (CAA)
- BAC5555 - Phosphoric Acid Anodizing (PAA)
- BAC5022 - Sulfuric Acid Anodizing (SAA)
At Bell Helicopter, the process specification of most interest is BPS 4555 – Thin Film Sulfuric Acid Anodizing. At Lockheed, where the F-16 and F-35 are assembled, the process specifications used are: FPS-3090 and FPS-8628 T IIB respectively.
Meet for de-briefing
The conclusion of the on-site visit is summarized in a "de-brief" meeting where action items are presented to the supplier. These action items are assigned to responsible supplier individuals along with estimated completion dates. Resolution and status of action items may require follow-on conferences but are not typically conducted on-site. Once all action items have been successfully resolved, the OEM supplier quality focal informs the OEM procurement focal that the candidate Supplier can be listed as an approved supplier for the target process. The OEM procurement focal then electronically lists the supplier details into a database. At Boeing, this electronic database is known as D1-4426 (Approved Process Sources). Being on this list for the target process then opens this supplier to be engaged by any OEM procurement person.
An example scenario might unfold as follows: an anodize house has a desire to be a potential supplier to the aerospace industry. They take stock of their current process capability, functional equipment potential, existing supply chain proficiency and laboratory competence. The sales or marketing departments use their existing industry contacts and identify a machining part supplier or an assembly fabricator. These preliminary inter-company discussions help forge how a business case might exist before significant resources and capital are expended to gear up to be an aerospace anodizer.
Once this anodizer-part manufacturer is established, the OEM procurement organization is contacted and they are convinced how this new supplier relationship creates a set of benefits that are advantageous and sustainable. The OEM procurement focal engages a group on Engineers that work closely with new and existing suppliers. If the anodizer is not well known to the OEM, then an OEM Field Engineer schedules a visit the anodize house facility to perform a capability assessment.
Preparing for NADCAP
Once the OEM procurement group receives a favorable capability assessment from the OEM field engineer, the anodizer prepares for NADCAP accreditation. Study the criteria and perform an internal audit using a NADCAP website downloadable checklist. Based on the internal audit results, corrective action is implemented. Corrective action based on internal audits is very possibly an iterative process. Having performed sufficient homework preparation, a NADCAP audit is scheduled. NADCAP accreditation is achieved after formal corrective actions are resolved. With accreditation in hand, the OEM procurement group is contacted again and an OEM audit request is submitted.
The OEM supplier quality group schedules a time to be on-site and provide rigorous assessment of ability to perform the anodize and priming processes of interest. The OEM supplier quality team conducts a "debrief" meeting at the end of the week to discuss required action items. Over the agreed upon time period each action item is resolved upon which the new anodizer can be listed on the approved supplier list (e.g. Boeing D1-4426, Bell QPS 101, and Lockheed QCS-001). Now, at long last, the part suppliers can use the newly listed anodizer at will.
Summarily, the basic steps needed to become an approved aerospace anodizer are:
1) Realize that aerospace anodize and aerospace painting go together
2) Align with a machining part supplier or assembly fabricator
3) Align with OEM procurement group/focal (discuss tentative work packages, e.g. part numbers)
4) If needed OEM supplier quality group may perform a capability assessment
5) Prepare for applicable NADCAP accreditation
6) Obtain NADCAP accreditation
7) Submit audit request to OEM
8) Coordinate with OEM supplier quality group
9) Resolve any resulting action items
10) Receive applicable listing (e.g. Boeing D1-4426)
11) Coordinate with OEM procurement on formal bid process
Becoming an approved aerospace anodizer is an arduous task that requires a dedicated and talented staff to achieve this goal. However, the rewards are more than just a business scope expansion. Having gone through the approval process, an approved aerospace anodizer will be challenged and undoubtedly make improvements to one, some or all of operations, quality systems and facility. The aerospace industry appears to be on a near term upswing and may provide new anodize suppliers opportunities that are very exciting with significant abilities for growth.
W.J. Fullen is with Boeing Company; Earl Turns is with E.W. Turns Consulting; Gary Kriesch is with Walgren Company.
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Hopefully you've gotten a sense of some of the items available in the Hard Candy brand- now available at Wal-Mart. Have you tried anything yet, and if so, what did you think? I'll keep you posted with future product reviews from this brand! Thanks for stopping by the blog! :D

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Photos, Video & Audio from the Funeral of Founding President Ronald P. McArthur
On the evening of Thursday, October 24, mourners filled Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel to pray for the repose of the soul of the College's founding president, Dr. Ronald P. McArthur. At Mrs. McArthur's request, College chaplain Rev. Cornelius M. Buckley led those gathered in reciting the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, and offered his own reflections at the beginning of each decade.
The following morning, three alumni priests offered a Solemn High Requiem Mass in the extraordinary form for their beloved teacher, mentor, and friend. Rev. Sebastian Walsh, O.Praem. ('94), served as priest and gave the homily; Rev. Rhone Lillard, F.S.S.P. ('00), served as deacon; and College Chaplain Rev. Hildebrand Garceau, O.Praem. ('78), served as sub-deacon. Tutor Dr. John Nieto ('89) directed the Thomas Aquinas College Schola in the chanting of the Requiem Mass, and Jane Forysth ('11) sang Bach's Ave Maria and Faure's In Paradisum, accompanied by Paul Grimes ('15).
"Dr. McArthur had requested that the extraordinary form be used for his funeral 'to introduce people to the dignity, solemnity, and simplicity of the ancient Mass,'" says President Michael F. McLean. "It was a beautiful Mass,offered for him by those who had once been his students."
Following the Requieum, a long procession of vehicles left the campus for a graveside service at Santa Paula Cemetery. A luncheon followed in St. Joseph Commons, where Dr. McLean, Senior Tutor Dr. Thomas Kaiser ('75), and two of Dr. McArthur's fellow founders — Vice President Peter L. DeLuca and Senior Tutor Dr. John W. Neumayr — offered eulogies.
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NEWBURYPORT, Mass. — As the Firehouse 11th Annual New Works Festival continues for the second and final weekend on Friday, January 25 and Saturday, January 26; theatergoers are once again invited to participate in the playwriting process.
Area playwrights were asked to submit plays that were then judged by an independent panel of theater professionals in blind readings. Presented over two weekends, the festival has become highly respected throughout the theatrical community and writers from all over New England participated this year.
The intimacy of the Arakelian Theater's 195-seat auditorium means that a writer can be 'up-close and personal', both with audience members to judge their reactions to the new works first-hand, and with the actors on stage — making it a perfect venue from which to showcase new works in development. In addition, the Firehouse theater staff handles the production details smoothly and with dispatch; all of which has earned the Firehouse New Works Festival a reputation as one of New England's foremost playwriting festivals.
Tickets to the event, which will be held at the Firehouse (Market Square, Newburyport), are $13 per evening and may be purchased in person at the Box Office (Wed-Sun, 12N-5P), by calling 978/462-7336 or online at www.firehouse.org.
Till That Lucky Day, the 2013 one-act play winner will be staged at the Arakelian Theater when the curtain goes up Friday, Jan. 25 at 8 p.m. Written by John Minigan, Lucky Day moves between present-day and the past as a troubled couple works through the risks and meaning of their marriage at the beginning and near the end of their lives. Minigan, who grew up in Beverly, was named "Best Playwright of 2011" in the 8-Minute Madness Festival in New York City and was a previous winner of the Firehouse New Works Festival One-Act category in 2010. His plays have been produced in New York City and by theaters throughout the country as well as in the United Kingdom. His scripts have won the Playwright's Collaborative Award and have been selected for the Samuel French Best of Off-Off Broadway Festival and the Boston Theater Marathon. When not writing, Minigan, a member of the Dramatists Guild; teaches theater, Shakespeare and writing.
The remainder of the evening on Friday, Jan. 25 will be devoted to three shorts.
In No Sheet, the offering from Susan Ferber, two girls at a private school meet in the stalls of the bathroom and become life-long friends. Susan lives in Rye, New Hampshire, with her husband and two daughters. No Sheet is her first play.
When two very different couples cross paths as they celebrate an engagement and an anniversary in an upscale restaurant, their evening evolves into a comical look at how we all communicate, connect, and even love, today in Talking by Shari D. Frost. Frost resides in Marblehead and is a member of the Dramatist Guild and the International Center for Women Playwrights. She serves on the board of directors for Marblehead Little Theatre, where she produces the annual TNT! — Totally New Theater playwrights' retreat and festival. Two of her plays have been chosen as finalists in this year's New Works Festival.
How does your life as lived match up to the dreams you had for yourself? Jay MacNamee poses that question in
Your Face is Familiar. This is MacNamee's fourth play to be presented at the New Works Festival: the three previous plays included Do I Look Like Your Wife?, No Longer Our Town, and Estrangers in the Night. He lives in Rye, NH, with his wife and two daughters.
Saturday, Jan. 26: an evening of shorts
Seven playwrights will present their shorts on the last night Saturday, January 26 to close out the Festival for another year.
Fifteen Minutes — a ten minute play is the second play by Shari D. Frost selected for this year's Festival (Talking is the other). When wild fires threaten their suburban home, Jennie and Max must evacuate, but not before a humorous look at what to take and what to leave behind both in their home, and in their marriage.
As an elderly woman dies, she slips into her past and into her dreams while her children argue passionately about how to care for her In the Arms of the Tornado by Andrea Fleck Clardy. The author worked in publishing for twenty-five years and her own publications include a children's book, a series of calendars about remarkable American women, and a writer's guide to feminist publishing. Her play Safely Assumed, included in the Boston Theatre Marathon and winner of SlamBoston, was a finalist for the Heideman award. She lives in Jamaica Plain with her husband, Jon Clardy.
Relationships flare but "the stupid candle won't light," as lovers past and present work behind the scenes in Curse the Darkness by Patrick Gabridge. An accomplished writer, Gabridge had two of his plays chosen as finalists in this year's Festival. His latest novel Moving (A Life in Boxes) will be coming out as an e-book late December 2012.
Waking Up by Steven Eimert proves that some wakes mark an ending, others a beginning. Eimert, a corporate lawyer in Boston, grew up in Needham, Mass. and lives in Boxford. Waking Up is his first short play.
4'33" In Rehearsal: An Absurdist Comedy written by David W. Frank explores the lines between sounds and silence, art and chaos. Frank, formerly head of Dramatics at The Roxbury Latin School, has turned more of his attention to writing since retiring. 4'33" in Rehearsal is his first entirely original play. David has also written the light-hearted ice-cream based mystery novel, Monarch Man (available from Bradley Publishers or on Amazon.com).
The Competition, the second of two plays in the 2013 Festival by Christopher Lockheardt looks at a man and woman who are vying for the upper hand in a competition neither is sure how to win. This year represents the playwright's fourth appearance at the Firehouse New Works Festival. Previous NWF entries from Lockheardt include Blood and Menthol, Not Funny (2010); Stuck (2011); and Bedtime Story (2012) and Memento Murray (2013).
Two captains in search of an expedition, Lewis and Clark have arrived at a great divide in just about every way imaginable in Clueless & Lark Variations by Gregory Hischak. Hischak's full-length play The Center of Gravity won the 2009 Clauder Prize and Volcanic in Origin was staged as part of the 2011 Source Festival (Wash DC). His short works have been staged throughout the US. Poor Shem and Crows Over Wheatfield are included in the Smith & Kraus anthology Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2010 and Amenities (premiered at the Firehouse New Works Festival) is included in their 2011 anthology of short plays. Hischak is a 2011 Finalist with the Massachusetts Cultural Council (in Playwrighting). He lives in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
Always a popular event, theatergoers are encouraged to act quickly to secure their New Works Festival tickets to avoid disappointment. This year's festival promises to continue the tradition of excellence in bring quality new writing to the Arakelian Theater and to North-shore audiences. By supporting this festival patrons not only support the Firehouse Center for the Arts but they also help to foster the development of New England writers, directors, and actors. Be sure you are a part of this very exciting process!
WHAT: New Works Festival 2013
WHEN: Friday — Saturday, January 25-26 at 8 p.m.
WHERE: Firehouse Center for the Arts, Market Square, Newburyport, Mass.
TICKETS: All Seats: $13. For more info please call the Box Office at 978/462-7336 or visit online at www.firehouse.org)


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Anti-fraud and Audit of the European Social Fund (ESF) 2014-2020 and 2021-2027
Anti-fraud and Audit of the European Social Fund (ESF) 2014-2020 and 2021-2027
June 27, 2019 - June 28, 2019
Venue: Gran Hotel Havana, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 647, ES-08010 Barcelona, Tel.: +34 933 417 000; www.granhotelhavana.com ;Tel. +34 933 417 000; www.grandhotelhavana.com
Organizer(s): European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) Barcelona
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Language: English
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The goal of this highly-practical course/workshop extending over two full days is to present:
the most important questions related to ESF audit in the current programming period;
foreseen changes for the 2021-2027 programming period: Simplified costs/financing not linked to costs, proportionate control arrangement, annual accounts and audits in 2021-2027;
state of play of the CPR negotiations;
the main elements of the ESF audit and how to plan an efficient ESF audit;
the main errors and irregularities in projects cofunded by the ESF;
ESF audit findings in different Member States, including real case studies;
fraud in ESF cofinanced projects, with real-life examples presented by an OLAF expert;
Arachne programme as a practical tool of fraud prevention and detection;
After the presentations, you will work in small groups with experts on practical case studies.
The unique feature of the course is the combined experience of audit experts from Member States, the European Commission and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).
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Stan Horner, PhD, and St. Edward's University MBA Program Honored by Austin Chamber of Commerce
Associate Professor Stan Horner, PhD, program director for the St. Edward's University Master of Business Administration program within the School of Management and Business, has received the Small Business Volunteer of the Year award from the Austin Chamber of Commerce.
Horner will accept the award as the Small Business Volunteer of the Year for 2013 at the136th Annual Meeting and Luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Horner helps lead the St. Edward's MBA program's work with small businesses in Austin. He has been working with the Austin Chamber of Commerce since 2010 to offer free business consulting services, provided by MBA students at St. Edward's, to Austin-area small businesses.
Over the years, the St. Edward's University MBA program has worked with hundreds of small businesses in Austin, and more than 60 have been affiliated directly with the Austin Chamber of Commerce. During the final semester of their MBA coursework, students work on a Capstone project that combines knowledge and skills learned throughout the program. These projects involve an intense, in-depth analysis of a strategic management problem presented to the university by a business, nonprofit or governmental agency.
Teams of three to five students work on the projects. They consult with their client, conduct research and provide a detailed report and presentation to the organization based on their findings and recommendations for solutions. Past Capstone projects have included developing an expansion plan for an after-school program for low-income children in Texas, producing a feasibility study for a new medical device and proposing new product ideas for a major corporation.
There is no charge to the organization for their participation in the St. Edward's Capstone program, but some do make a contribution to the university's scholarship fund.
More information on the St. Edward's University Master of Business Administration program can be found here.


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It was a parachuting adventure that went horribly wrong over the weekend, that claimed the life of an East Texas man.
A technology executive that had just moved from Austin to the Zavalla area, died after his backup parachute didn't open.
36-year old Miguel Carrasco cut away from the primary parachute, according to CNN, and the secondary parachute didn't deploy. The accident happened at Skydive Spaceland in Rosharon.
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Washington's defensive line depth just got slightly thinner as one of the members of the Huskies' impressive 2012 has been given the boot.
In a statement on Tuesday, UW coach Steve Sarkisian said sophomore defensive lineman Pio Vatuvei has been dismissed from the team. Only the usual "violation of team rules" explanation was given.
"We hold our student-athletes to a high standard on and off the field, and our players are made aware of that from the moment we begin recruiting them," Sarkisian said. "The University of Washington is about the team, and is bigger than one individual player. Pio had numerous opportunities to display behavior consistent with the values of our program, and unfortunately he fell short of our standards. We wish him the best of luck moving forward."
Vatuvel appeared in nine games as a true freshman in 2012, recording seven tackles. He was expected to be a member of the team's two-deep this fall.


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Tom Boonen rode the new Specialized Roubaix SL4 to victory at Paris-Roubaix this spring (Matt Pacocha/BikeRadar.com)
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This April Tom Boonen was winning the infamous 'Hell of the North,' Paris-Roubaix, on a Specialized Roubaix. On Tuesday in Utah, Specialized revealed the details of that new S-Works Roubaix SL4, along with many other new road bikes and new wheels in the 2013 line.
Specialized have a new S-Works Allez aluminum bike, a Campagnolo Super Record EPS version of the Venge plus a version commemorating the career – so far – of Tom Boonen.
Of course bikes are not the only thing in Specialized's bag,
and the manufacturer took the time to go over their latest project with McLaren. The S-Works
McLaren TT helmet, which we've previously covered, is still so new that
only select riders have access to it in this month's Tour de France.
Finally, Specialized got into the carbon fiber clincher game for 2013 with three new Roval wheelsets.
The new S-Works Allez is said to be Specialized's most advanced aluminium bike
Roubaix SL4
Boonen's form and timing could not have been better for
Specialized, as they soft launched this latest version of the Roubaix, which is
delineated with the SL4 moniker, just days prior to the win. "We had to launch
it then, the UCI required it," said Chris D'Aluisio, Specialized's director of
advanced research and design. "But we didn't give away all the details, we're
doing that now."
Specialized's goal with the new SL4 variant of the Roubaix
was to bring more of a 'Tarmac' feel to the bike; give it a bit more snap while
still catering to its goal of being a comfortable ride. "We wanted to control
the compliance," said Mark Cote, an aerodynamicist and Tri specialist on Specialized's development
team. "We wanted to make it sharper, perform better and corner harder."
To do this, Specialized took the size-specific construction methods to new lengths. In addition to size-specific tube profiles and layups, the Roubaix now includes three different head tube and headset sizes:
49-52cm sizes get a straight 1.125in head tube and headset; sizes 54-56cm get a
1.125in upper and 1.25in lower bearing and tapered head tube; while sizes 58cm
and above stick with the 1.375in standard used in the previous SL3 iteration.
It's important to note that the three different standards require
Specialized to build three different forks for the model line. While more work,
it allows more overall control over the tune of the ride, so that the ideal is
maintained across the range, Specialized say.
But stepping down in head tube and bearing size doesn't mean
Specialized gave up stiffness. Rather, by massaging shapes — namely eliminating
flat spots on the head, top and down tubes — and refining layup techniques,
they have added stiffness to the chassis.
less flat surface on the front of the SL4's head tube and that means more
stiffness, according to Specialized
They've also paid attention to the design of the rear
end. The new bike has a Tarmac-style, one-piece bottom bracket and asymmetric chain
stay assembly paired to new straighter and wider seat stays. These new features
coupled with consideration of the orientation of the carbon fibers have
increased the rear end's stiffness by a claimed 18.5 percent when compared to the
SL3 model. By offsetting the fibers on spans from the seat
stays through the top tube Specialized claim to increase both vertical
deflection and lateral stiffness; however, it took over 30 different prototypes
to nail the latest layup.
The seat stays and chain stays are set wider and straighter for increased stiffness
Add in the new Cobl Gobl-R, carbon leaf spring-style seatpost, and you have the most compliant, greatest deflecting, sharpest handling,
Roubaix that Specialized have ever built.
Specialized president Mike Sinyard
used two analogies to describe the bike's ride and geometry. The ride is like a Porsche, he said, which goes fast, yet "nobody ever suffers in a Porsche, and
nobody will suffer on this bike."
As for the geometry, Sinyard sees the Roubaix
more like a classic, stable, grand tour bike of the '70's and '80's, rather
than the upright old man bikes that have come to be the industry's definition
of the endurance category.
Specialized make lots of claims in regards to the comfort of
the Roubaix and they're using their relationship with McLaren to
work at validating the vibration damping characteristics of the bike.
spent a long time building up the infrastructure to understand these studies
[in vibration damping]," Cote said of McLaren. "When we partnered with them we asked how
we could study the bicycle [with their tools]. This is a glimpse into the
future of what we're doing. This is a study to validate what we're doing in the
To top Specialized's 2013 Roubaix SL4 presentation, they'll
be offering it with the option of disc brakes at the Expert level, with
delivery slated for late fall, early winter. The disc brake bike features 135mm
rear spacing and though not immediately available Specialized say an S-Works
model is in the works. "We very much believe in disc brakes," said Cote. "And
this is one statement to our commitment."
The Roubaix SL4 will come in a disc brake
variant for 2013. This is the Expert model, however, an S-Works model is in the works
Specialized LTD: new
EPS Venge and Boonen Limited line
Specialized have focused in on the niches too, with specific
models like the EPS Venge, an over-the-top-model equipped with Campagnolo's
Super Record EPS electronic group. The bike will be produced in limited
numbers, and cater to a limited clientele, yet it can still be admired by all.
The EPS Venge comes with Campagnolo's Super
Record EPS group
This season Tom Boonen used Specialized's whole quiver of
top-tier bikes to win races. In a golden three-week period this spring he won
Ghent-Wevelgem on a Venge, the Tour of Flanders on a Tarmac SL4 and Paris-Roubaix on a Roubaix SL4.
To commemorate this
impressive haul, and his longtime involvement with the brand, Specialized
have built a limited 'Boonen' edition of their S-Works Venge, Prevail helmet
and Chicane saddle. The frames will be limited to a run of 200, but the saddle and helmet
will be more widely available.
special for Tom Boonen, a Venge frame commemorating all of his professional wins
S-Works Allez: Specialized's
most advanced aluminum bike
Specialized's S-Works Allez was an engineering exercise. The S-Works moniker points to the best the brand
can possibly build, yet the budget level Allez line (including the model we
just tested in our $1000
road bike test) did not seem ripe for the treatment. Why then did Specialized spend two years to develop the
frame for a model that's likely to be outshone by their less-costly-to-produce
Expert level carbon models?
Specialized have used a new method of butting,
hydroforming and then 'smart welding' the E5 aluminum alloy frame at its head
tube connection. The new hydro formed tube connections create a natural void
that's filled with weld material, which is said to allow a stronger, but also
lighter finished structure.
"Traditional frames are mitered and joined with a
weld that goes around that area," said Cote. "This is very different. It's a
hydroformed top tube, down tube and head tube — an independent head tube for
every size of frame — and this was a concept that Chris [D' Aluisio] came up
with a couple of years ago in how to make a weld more efficient. It's about
creating a natural valley that you can fill with weld material. That way you
can make the walls thin as opposed to a butted section with a thick wall."
The heart of the new E5 alloy bike: the hydro formed 'smart weld' for the top and down tube connections
It's this design and its potential to be both lighter and
stronger that Specialized want to develop and learn from so that it may be used
in the future throughout the aluminum lines, on and off road.
The 2013 Allez S-Works frame weighs less than 1,200g in a
56cm size — which is claimed to be more than 200g lighter than the current
model — and the full bike, built with the same top-shelf S-Works build found on the S-Works Tarmac SL4, weighs just 14.5lbs without pedals.
Roval wheels: Rapid
CLX 40 and 60 clinchers
You'll find Specialized's new Roval Rapid CLX wheels on
almost every S-Works road model the manufacturer offers for 2013. The three
carbon clincher models (40mm and 60mm rim brake and 40mm disc models) are
differentiated by rim profile (either 40mm or 60mm) and hub type (standard or disc).
Of course the wheels are built to be light, durable and all the
things one requires when forking out upwards of two grand for a wheelset,
but there are a couple of attributes Specialized have also paid attention to: the
inertial features of the wheel (i.e. keeping the rims light so they accelerate
quickly), and the relationship between a low drag shape and the torque affect of
such a shape in a crosswind.
Rapide CLX 60
Specialized say they were specifically careful to balance a
coveted low drag number with the counteractive torque effects. "When the
targets were set for these wheels it was as much about stability as it was
about low drag," said Cote. "These wheels are low-drag wheels. The key
difference is how we measured and how we studied it."
Specialized started development on the CLX rim profiles in a
CFD program, which brought engineers through 38 different iterations of the
profile of the rim. Each of which sought to balance low drag with low steering
torque, which makes for a stable wheel that tracks true and turns easily. "We
saw a low correlation between low drag and peak steering torques [in the wind
tunnel]," said Cote.
These are carbon clinchers, and Specialized say they've
worked hard with the rim material and layup in the sidewall to make sure it
can manage the heat put into it under extreme braking. "We've also spec'd a
brake pad that's going to work with that compound to manage all of that heat,"
said Chris Riekert from Specialized's PR department.
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Lowry, D. B., C. T. Purmal, T. E. Juenger. A population genetic transect of Panicum hallii (Poaceae). ''Submitted''
Lowry, D. B., C. T. Purmal, T. E. Juenger. A population genetic transect of Panicum hallii (Poaceae). ''Submitted''
Lowry, D. B. (2012) Ecotypes and the controversy over stages in the formation of new
Lowry, D. B. (2012) Ecotypes and the controversy over stages in the formation of new
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David Bryant Lowry
Section of Integrative Biology
1 University Station C0930
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712
E-mail: email@example.com
Phone: 908-723-3534
Website: http://openwetware.org/wiki/User:Lowry
Twitter: @DavidBLowry
2004 - 2010 Ph.D. Duke University.
Program in Genetics and Genomics
Advisor: John Willis
1997 - 2001 B.S. University of California, Berkeley.
Genetics and Plant Biology
High Honors - College of Natural Resources
Peer reviewed papers:
Lowry, D. B., C. T. Purmal, T. E. Juenger. A population genetic transect of Panicum hallii (Poaceae). Submitted
Wright, K. M., D. Lloyd, D. B. Lowry, M. R. Macnair, J. H. Willis. Indirect evolution of hybrid lethality due to linkage with selected locus in Mimulus guttatus. In review
Lowry, D. B. (2012) Ecotypes and the controversy over stages in the formation of new species. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 106: 241-257.
Lowry, D. B., C. S. Sheng, Z. Zhu, T. E. Juenger, B. Lahner, D. E. Salt, J. H. Willis. (2012) Mapping of ionomic traits in Mimulus guttatus reveals Mo and Cd QTLs that colocalize with MOT1 homologues. PLoS One 7: e30730.
Lowry D. B., C. S. Sheng, J. R. Lasky, J. H. Willis. (2012) Five anthocyanin polymorphisms are associated with a R2R3-MYB cluster in Mimulus guttatus. American Journal of Botany 99:82-91.
Lowry, D. B., C. T. Purmal, E. Meyer, T. E. Juenger. (2012) Microsatellite markers for the native Texas perennial grass, Panicum hallii (Poaceae). American Journal of Botany Primer Notes & Protocols 99: e114-e116.
Lowry, D. B., J. H. Willis. (2010) A widespread chromosomal inversion polymorphism contributes to a major life-history transition, local adaptation, and reproductive isolation. PLoS Biology 8: e1000500. (Faculty of 1000, Nature Genetics Research Highlight, ScienceNews Feature)
Lowry, D. B. (2010) Landscape evolutionary genomics. Biology Letters 6: 502-504.
Hall M. C., D. B. Lowry, J. H. Willis. (2010) Is local adaptation in Mimulus guttatus caused by trade-offs at individual loci? Molecular Ecology. 19: 2739-2753
Wu, C. A., D. B. Lowry, L. I. Nutter, J. H. Willis. (2010) Natural variation for drought response in the Mimulus guttatus species complex. Oecologia 162: 23-33.
Lowry, D. B., M. C. Hall, D. E. Salt, J. H. Willis. (2009) Genetic and physiological basis of adaptive salt tolerance divergence between coastal and inland Mimulus guttatus. New Phytologist 183: 776-788. (Special issue on plant adaptation)
Lowry, D. B., J. L. Modliszewski, K. M. Wright, C. A. Wu, J. H. Willis. (2008). The strength and genetic basis of reproductive isolating barriers in flowering plants. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 363: 3009-3021. (Cover photo)
Lowry, D. B., R. C. Rockwood, J. H. Willis. (2008). Ecological reproductive isolation of coast and inland races of Mimulus guttatus. Evolution 62: 2196-2214. (Cover photo)
Wu, C. A., D. B. Lowry, A. M. Cooley, K. M. Wright, Y. W. Lee, and J. H. Willis. (2008). Mimulus is an emerging model system for the integration of ecological and genomic studies. Heredity 100: 220-230.
Book chapters and commentaries:
Lowry D. B. (2012) Local adaptation in the model plant. New Phytologist. 194: 888- 890.
Lowry D. B. and R. Hopkins. (2012) "Speciation and Natural Selection." In The Princeton Guide to Evolution, edited by Jonathan Losos. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. In press
Editorials and Guest Blog Posts
2011 By the numbers: Is basic research worth it? (with Sheril R. Kirshenbaum) The Austin American-Statesman. September 1, 2011.
2010 Book Review: Higher Education? How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids—and What We Can Do About It. The Intersection. Discover Magazine Blogs. Post was excerpted for The Austin American- Statesman Insight & Books section on September 5, 2010.
2010 Unscientific California: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Serpentine and Biodiversity. The Intersection. Discover Magazine Blogs. Post was part of a campaign by a coalition of scientists that successfully defeated a bill (SB624) aimed at removing serpentine as the state rock of California.
Honors and Awards
2010 W. D. Hamilton Outstanding Presentation Award (Honorable Mention) International Evolution Society Conference. Portland, OR
2007 Best student talk, Duke University Program in Genetics and Genomics
2006 NSF Graduate Student Fellowship (Honorable Mention)
2001 Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, UC Berkeley Grants and Fellowships
2011-2013 USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture AFRI Postdoctoral Fellowship. $130,000
2010 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Bioinformatics Course Scholarship. $1000
2007-2010 NSF Environmental Genomics Grant (EF-0723814): "Ecological genomics of drought adaptation in Mimulus." Conceived and conducted research that formed the proposal, and co-wrote grant. PhD advisor John Willis listed as PI. $866,802
2007-2009 NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (DEB-0710094). $11,943
2005 Duke University International Travel Grant. $2500
2004-2006 NIH Graduate Student Fellowship in Genetics at Duke University
2000 Howard Hughes Undergraduate Fellowship. $4000
2000 Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid. $900
1999 NSF Research experience for undergraduates
Invited talks:
2012 "Natural Selection in the Wild: From Genotype to Phenotype" American Society of Naturalists Vice-Presidential Symposium. International Evolution Society Conference. Ottawa, Canada.
2012 University of California, Davis. Department of Viticulture and Enology. Davis, CA.
2011 Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics Gordon Research Conference. University of New England, Biddeford, ME
2011 University of Toronto. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2011 University of Arizona. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. Tucson, AZ
2011 California State University, Chico. Biology weekly seminar. Chico, CA
2009 "The Origin of Species 150 years after Darwin" symposium, Japanese Society for Evolutionary Studies. Sapporo, Japan
2009 University of Virginia EEBio Seminar. Charlottesville, VA
2009 University of California, Berkeley Ecolunch Seminar. Berkeley, CA
2009 University of Southern California. Los Angeles, CA
2007 Ecological Genomics Symposium. Kansas City, MO
Contributed talks and posters:
2012 Plant and Animal Genomes Conference. San Diego, CA
2011 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX
2010 International Evolution Society Conference. Portland, OR
2010 Plant and Animal Genomes Conference. San Diego, CA
2009 Ecological & Evolutionary Functional Genomics. Gordon Conference. Tilton, NH
2008 International Evolution Society Conference. Minneapolis, MN
2007 Joint Conference of Botany and Plant Biology. Chicago, IL
2007 Mimulus community meeting. Durham, NC
2007 Duke University Program in Genetics and Genomics Retreat. Nags Head, NC
2006 Genetics of Speciation Conference. Vancouver, BC, Canada
2006 International Evolution Society Conference. Stony Brook, NY
Professional Experience
2010-2012 Postdoctoral Fellow. Landscape evolutionary genomics in switchgrass. University of Texas at Austin PI:Thomas Juenger
2004-2010 Graduate Student. Adaptation and speciation in monkeyflower. Duke University PI:John Willis
2004 Field Assistant. Predator exclusion effects on food web ecology. University of Montana, Missoula PI:John Maron
2004 Field Assistant. Tropical fish and stream ecosystem ecology in Venezuela. Cornell University PI:Alex Flecker
2003 Postgraduate Researcher. Invasive salt marsh plant population genetics. University of California, Davis PI:Donald Strong
2002-2003 Field Assistant. Landscape ecology and pollinator service of native bees. Princeton/UC Davis PI:Claire Kremen/Neal Williams
2002 Postgraduate Researcher. Plant nitrogen fixation and herbivore ecology. University of California, Davis PI:Chris van Kessel/Thomas Juenger
1998-2001 Laboratory and Field Assistant. Plant evolutionary ecology. UC Berkeley/Bodega Marine Reserve PI: Ellen Simms/John Maron
Teaching and Mentoring Experience
Undergraduate Teaching:
2011-2012 Biology of Biofuels (Genetics Section) University of Texas at Austin
Teaching Assistantships:
2007 AIDS and Emerging Diseases in Africa Duke University Instructor: Sherryl Broverman
2006, 2008 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Duke University Instructor: Kathleen Smith
1999-2000 Biology 1B Field Ecology Section UC Berkeley Instructor: Mike Moser
Invited Guest Lectures/Discussion:
2011 Evolutionary Genetics University of Colorado, Boulder Instructor: Patrik Nosil
2010 Graduate Ecology and Evolution North Carolina State University Instructor: Marc Johnson
2007 Education Outreach Presentations Northwest High School, Lenexa, KS
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A composed salad that is a delight. The crisp, dressed greens provide a perfect backdrop for the warm, grilled calamari and fragrant beans.
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1 clove garlic
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Don't take any wooden nickels
Posted by ESC on February 19, 2004
In Reply to: Don't take any wooden nickels posted by Smokey Stover on February 19, 2004
: : : I stumbled onto this site and saw lots of stuff on this phrase-most of which is wrong. The first wooden nickel made in this country was produced in 1933 in Blaine Washington when the local bank failed. Pretty hard to coin a phrase when there wasn't any woodenn nickels to take.
: : : From that beginning they became used in many places as depression script and to commemorate civic events such as centennials. They always had an expiration date so if you nmissed turning them back in before that date you were stuck.
: : : In the 1930's when most of the employed people in the US were working for a dollar a day or less this created a great hardship-thus they were warned "Dont take any wooden nickels"
: : The Wooden Nickel History Museum folks agree with you. http://www.wooden-nickel.net/history/
: : But somebody needs to tell these guys:
: : DON'T TAKE ANY WOODEN NICKELS - "First recorded in about 1915, this expression was originally a warning from friends and relatives to rubes leaving the sticks in the great migration from rural areas to the big cities at the turn of the century. It was a humorous adjuration meaning beware of those city slickers, for no real wooden nickels were ever counterfeited - they would have cost more to make than they'd have been worth. Ironically, country boys were the ones who possibly did succeed in passing off wooden objects as the real thing. Yankee peddlers as early as 1825 allegedly sold wooden nutmegs, which cost manufacturers a quarter of a cent apiece mixed in with lots of real nutmegs worth four cents each." From "Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins" by Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997).
: : A second source says, the expression means: "Don't let yourself be cheated or ripped off. Originated in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. Money that has no real value is sometimes called 'wooden'.Probably stories about wooden nutmegs, wooden hams, and wooden pumpkin seeds contributed to the later use of the phrase 'wooden nickels' in American or even to the use of 'wooden rubles' in Russia." From "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996).
: : Another source adds: "The United States minted five-cent pieces from the earliest days of the Union, but they were not known as nickels until 1866, because in that year the first five-cent coins containing nickel were minted. The practice of making commemorative tokens out of wood as centennial souvenirs developed and we assume that wooden nickels actually were made during the nineteenth century for this purpose. Frequently such coins are accepted as legal tender while the celebration is in progress, but of course they cease to have value when the show is over. So the expression 'Don't take any wooden nickels' became the popular equivalent of 'Don't be a sucker.'." From "Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins" by William and Mary Morris (HarperCollins, New York, 1977, 1988).
: The phrase had imitators. One of the schools I attended was in a very god-fearing little town where booze, movies and dancing were all banned. One year the high school play was "Janie" , a story of family life. The citizens who saw it were made extremely uncomfortable when one character said to Janie, "Don't take any wooden brassieres!"
The other day I saw wooden cowboy hats in a shop window. I'm not sure what the point was.